Subfamily Phlebotominae (Psychodidae, Diptera) of the United Arab Emirates – some new faunistic data

The United Arab Emirates

A Unique Demographic Structure The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lies on the Arabian Gulf between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It consists of a union of seven Emirates, namely: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ra's Al-Khaymah, Al-Fujayrah, and Umm Al-Qaywayn (Fig. 11). The UAE has a cosmopolitan population of 3.7 million (estimates 2003) and exhibits a unique demographic structure as UAE nationals only...

Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae): a review.

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of AmericanVisceral Leishmaniasis (AVL) due to Leishmania chagasi in the New World. Despite its importance, AVL, a disease primarily of rural areas, has increased its prevalence and became urbanized in some large cities in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Although the disease is treatable, other control measures include elimination ...

Emergency medicine in the United Arab Emirates

It has been a decade since emergency medicine was recognized as a specialty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this short time, emergency medicine has established itself and developed rapidly in the UAE. Large, well-equipped emergency departments (EDs) are usually located in government hospitals, some of which function as regional trauma centers. Most of the larger EDs are staffed with medic...

Pharmacy in the United Arab Emirates

Hemoglobinopathies in the United Arab Emirates.

The use of modern DNA techniques enabled us to characterize and identify 44 distinct beta-thal mutations and nine alpha-thal genotypes in the UAE population. All of the beta-thal mutations were severe beta+ or beta0 types resulting in transfusion-dependent phenotypes. Furthermore, a large number of alphaT alleles in the alpha-thal carriers and in patients with Hb H disease, accentuate the impor...